AI Image Generator · Paid

FLUX (Black Forest Labs)

FLUX by Black Forest Labs is a family of frontier image models, including FLUX 3, FLUX.2 and FLUX.1 Kontext, offered through a pay-per-image API, the FLUX Playground and open-weights models for self-hosting.

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Updated Oct 9, 2026

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Standout Features

What makes FLUX (Black Forest Labs) stand out

FLUX 3, FLUX.2 and Kontext models
Pay-per-image API, no subscription
Open-weights models
FLUX Playground for testing

Key Features

What’s in the toolkit?

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FLUX 3 Image
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FLUX.2 [pro], [flex], [max]
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FLUX.2 [klein] 4B and 9B
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FLUX.2 [dev] open weights
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FLUX.1 Kontext [pro], [max], [dev]
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FLUX1.1 [pro], Ultra and Raw
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Outpainting, Eraser and virtual try-on tools
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FLUX Playground
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MCP integration
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Self-hosting licenses

What is FLUX (Black Forest Labs)?

Frontier image models via API and open weights

Black Forest Labs is the frontier AI lab behind FLUX, one of the most widely used image model families, available through its API, a web playground and open weights.

FLUX models

FLUX 3, a unified model for image, video and audio.
FLUX.2 [pro], [flex], [max], [klein] and [dev].
FLUX.1 Kontext for in-context image editing.
FLUX1.1 [pro], Ultra and Raw.
FLUX Tools for outpainting, erasing and virtual try-on.

Pay per image or self-host

FLUX uses simple per-image API pricing with no subscriptions, offers open-weights models on Hugging Face under commercial and non-commercial licenses, and includes MCP integration. It is a foundational AI image generator for developers and platforms.

Category: AI Image Generator
Pricing: Paid
Company: Black Forest Labs
Platform Access: 2 features

Use Cases

Where teams put it to work

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Powering image apps
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Product imagery
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Image editing pipelines
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Research and self-hosting

Workflow

How to use FLUX (Black Forest Labs)?

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Try models in the FLUX Playground.
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Get an API key at bfl.ai.

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Call the API with your prompt.
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Or download open weights from Hugging Face.

Pros & Cons

Is FLUX (Black Forest Labs) right for you?

Pros

Top-tier image quality
Transparent per-image pricing
Open weights available
Fast lightweight models

Cons

Developer-focused rather than a consumer app
License terms vary by model

Pricing

Pricing for FLUX (Black Forest Labs)

Paid

FLUX 3 Image: from $0.041 per image (768×768) to $0.607 (4K).
FLUX.2: [pro] from $0.03, [flex] from $0.05, [max] from $0.07, [klein] from $0.014.
FLUX.1 Kontext: [pro] $0.04, [max] $0.08.
FLUX1.1 [pro]: $0.04; Ultra and Raw $0.06.

1 credit = $0.01, no subscriptions. Self-hosting licenses via sales.

Who is it for

Who is FLUX (Black Forest Labs) for?

Developers and AI platforms.Enterprises needing self-hosting.Researchers.

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